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Bettie, TX mapPopulation (year 2000): 3,275
Males: 1,628  (49.7%)
Females: 1,647  (50.3%)

Upshur County

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,700 (it was $32,781 in 2000)
Bettie  $35,700
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,800 (it was $48,900 in 2000)
Bettie  $57,800
Texas:  $106,000

Bettie, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Bettie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.2%)
  • Black (16.9%)
  • American Indian (16.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 141.4 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Bettie

  • High school or higher: 73.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bettie CCD

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.6%
Texas:  13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bettie:  1.0% ($476)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Bettie satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Longview, TX (29.9 miles , pop. 73,344).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (89.3 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (122.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Gilmer, TX (9.8 miles ), Pittsburg, TX (10.0 miles ), Leesburg-Newsome, TX (10.5 miles ), Rocky Mound, TX (12.2 miles) , Big Sandy, TX (20.3 miles ), Union Grove, TX (20.3 miles ), Winnsboro, TX (20.4 miles ), East Mountain, TX (20.5 miles ).

Latitude: 32.86 N, Longitude: 95.01 W


Area code: 903



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (18%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


Bettie-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 183% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/1/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.5 miles away from the Bettie place center injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1954, a category 3 tornado 20.3 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Bettie:
  • EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER PITTSBURG (about 11 miles; PITTSBURG, TX)
  • PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF WINNSBORO (about 20 miles; WINNSBORO, TX)
  • EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER MOUNT VERNON (about 25 miles; MOUNT VERNON, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bettie:
  • EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 40 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID: GGG)
  • TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 45 miles; TYLER, TX; ID: TYR)
  • COX FLD (about 62 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bettie:
  • FOX STEPHENS FIELD - GILMER MUNI (about 14 miles; GILMER, TX; ID: 4F4)
  • MOUNT PLEASANT RGNL (about 16 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, TX; ID: OSA)
  • WINNSBORO MUNI (about 19 miles; WINNSBORO, TX; ID: F51)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bettie:
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 36 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 42 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 68 miles; COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
  • TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)

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Notable locations in Bettie: Gilmont Lookout (A), Camp Gilmont (B), Smith Siding (C), Soules Chapel (D), Union Ridge Community Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bettie include: Piney Grove Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Saint Merner Church (C), Concord Missionary Church (D), Union Ridge Church (E), Valley Spring Church (F), Damascus Church (G), Wallace Chapel (H), Willow Oak Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Grice Cemetery (1), Christian Hope Cemetery (2), Simpsonville Cemetery (3), Crossroad Cemetery (4), Lone Mountain Cemetery (5), Lawton Cemetery (6), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Grassy Lake (A), Lilly Lake (B), Bishop Lake (C), Ewell Lake (D), Harris Lake (E), Russell Lake (F), Machen Lake (G), Elwood Club Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Belton Branch (A), Hamberlin Branch (B), Hadenfield Branch (C), Olive Branch (D), Prairie Creek (E), Enon Branch (F), Duke Branch (G), Duffy Branch (H), Hopkins Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.5%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  14.5%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.8%
Whole state:  6.7%

Bettie compared to Texas state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Upshur County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

9.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.06%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gregg County, TX  3.28% ($35,029 average AGI)
from Smith County, TX  0.43% ($29,800)
from Harrison County, TX  0.38% ($27,400)


9.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.19%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Gregg County, TX  2.97% ($31,358 average AGI)
to Wood County, TX  0.95% ($47,205)
to Smith County, TX  0.57% ($30,149)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bettie:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KEES (1430 AM; 5 kW; GLADEWATER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KIMP (960 AM; 1 kW; MOUNT PLEASANT, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bettie:
  • KYKX (105.7 FM; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
  • KDVE (103.1 FM; PITTSBURG, TX; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
  • KFRO-FM (95.3 FM; GILMER, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
  • KSCN (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVNE (89.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: EDUC. RADIO FOUND. OF E. TEXAS, INC.)
  • KTAA (90.7 FM; BIG SANDY, TX; Owner: INSTITUTE IN BASIC LIFE PRINCIPLES, INC.)
  • KWNS (104.7 FM; WINNSBORO, TX; Owner: RICHARD E. FOSTER)
  • KAZE (106.9 FM; ORE CITY, TX; Owner: REYNOLDS RADIO, INC.)
  • KNUE (101.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIXK (99.3 FM; WHITE OAK, TX; Owner: REYNOLDS RADIO, INC.)
  • KALK (97.7 FM; WINFIELD, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKTX-FM (96.1 FM; KILGORE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Bettie:
  • KLTV (Channel 7; TYLER, TX; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
  • KFXK (Channel 51; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLPN-LP (Channel 58; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K54CB (Channel 54; MOUNT PLEASANT, TX; Owner: F. V. P. NETWORK, INC)

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